Overview
- Agents deployed an explosive device to breach a Huntington Park residence early on June 27, shattering windows and allowing a drone to enter the home.
- A woman and her children, ages one and six, were inside when the device detonated; they were escorted to a Border Patrol SUV after the entry.
- Authorities said the raid sought Jorge Sierra-Hernandez for allegedly ramming a CBP vehicle; he was arrested afterward and is expected to surrender.
- The Department of Homeland Security has escalated immigration operations across Southern California under the mass deportation plan, prompting legal challenges from sanctuary city leaders.
- Separately, Huntington Park police arrested a man for impersonating an ICE agent after finding a firearm and purported DHS documents in his vehicle.